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Oliver!

Movie · 1968 · 146 min

A lively, tuneful Dickensian world that balances cheerful song-and-dance with sudden menace and a tug at the heart.

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1968 film directed by Carol Reed
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Year
1968
Runtime
146 min
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • crime
  • politics
  • family
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism5
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, musical, crime
Directed by
Carol Reed
Written by
Lionel Bart, Vernon Harris
Starring
Hugh Griffith, Oliver Reed, Ron Moody, Jack Wild, Mark Lester, Kenneth Cranham, Harry Secombe, Shani Wallis
Music
Lionel Bart
Cinematography
Oswald Morris
Runtime
146 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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